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12-year-old missing in Vermilion River
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Authorities in Danville are searching the Vermilion River for a boy who went missing overnight. Danville Police said the boy is 12 years old. He was reported missing by two other juveniles around 8:11 p.m. on Monday, saying the boy was swimming near the riverbank near Commercial Street. He subsequently became […]
Driver hurt after I-74 semi rollover near St. Joseph
CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — A semi truck driver was sent to the hospital on Monday night after a rollover on westbound Interstate 74. It happened before 9:25 p.m. near St. Joseph. At mile marker 194, a semi drove off the right side of the road, hit a guardrail, then overturned. Illinois State Police responded to the scene.
Vermilion Co. Sheriff’s Dept. searching Rankin for missing man
RANKIN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Vermilion County Sheriff’s Office is actively looking for a man who has been missing since last week. Captain Michael Hartshorn of the Vermilion County Sheriff’s Department said Frank Lucas was last seen by his family on Monday, July 8, and they reported him missing three days later. The search so […]
Secret Service director under scrutiny after shooting at Trump rally is Schlarman High and EIU grad
DANVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - The Secret Service Director who is under scrutiny following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has ties to Central Illinois. Kim Cheatle is a 1988 graduate of Schlarman High School, the News Gazette reports. Cheatle said she is confident in the Secret Service's plan...
Coroner IDs Alabama man fatally injured from motorcycle crash near Effingham
Jul. 15—URBANA — The Champaign County Coroner has identified an Alabama man who died Friday as the result of injuries sustained from a motorcycle crash near Effingham. Russell L. Bright, 63, was pronounced dead at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana around 12:14 p.m. on July 12 from multiple traumatic injuries, Champaign County Coroner Stephen Thuney said. Preliminary information indicated Mr. ...
'Not every dog can be a K9'
Jul. 14—TILTON — Twice a month, a handful of officers from the Danville Police Department gather in a small warehouse near the edge of Tilton and hide various quantities of heroin, methamphetamine and crack cocaine around the room. Then, one at a time, dogs bound in, each with their handler in tow. During a Monday training session, the police K-9s darted from an overturned houseplant to a set ...
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